TezJet

Airline of Kyrgyzstan
TezJet
IATA ICAO Callsign
K9 TEZ TEZJET
Founded23 April 2013
(11 years ago) (2013-04-23)
Commenced operationsAugust 2014
(10 years ago) (2014-08)
HubsManas International Airport
Focus citiesBishkek, Osh, Jalal-Abad & Issyk-Kul
Fleet size3
Destinations7
Parent companyAKKA Group
HeadquartersBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Key peopleArun Kumar Singh
President & CEO
Employees200
Websiteflytezjet.com

TezJet (née TezJet Airlines) is a scheduled airline from Kyrgyzstan. It was founded on 23 April 2013 and commenced operations in August 2014 after receiving its first aircraft (BAe 146 bearing registration EX-27002). The airline has its main hub at Manas International Airport and its fleet comprises two BAe 146 and one McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.[1][2][3][4][5]

The airline is launching its first international flight on 3 September 2024 to Tashkent.[6]

Destinations

As of July 2021, TezJet operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[7]

Country City Airport Notes
Kyrgyzstan Batken Batken Airport
Bishkek Manas International Airport Hub
Isfana Isfana Iskhak Razzakov Airport
Jalal-Abad Jalal-Abad Airport
Osh Osh International Airport
Tamchy Issyk-Kul International Airport
Uzbekistan Tashkent Tashkent International Airport From 3 Sep 24[8]

Fleet

The airline fleet includes the following aircraft (as of Feb 2024):[9][10]

Aircraft In Fleet Order Capacity Notes
BAe 146/Avro RJ85 2 — 96
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 1 — 164
Total 3 —
TezJet's fleet

Incidents and accidents

At 14:52 local time on 1 March 2018, flight from Bishkek to Batken had to perform an emergency landing at Bishkek airport after one of the left engines on BAe 146 aircraft broke down. The flight had taken off at 14:22 local time with 96 passengers on board. There were no fatalities or injuries due to the incident.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About". Official website. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tez Jet Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Fleet". planespotters.net. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "First aircraft". planespotters.net. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "TezJet to launch flights from Bishkek to Tashkent". 11 Aug 2024.
  7. ^ TezJet Schedule
  8. ^ "TezJet to launch flights from Bishkek to Tashkent". 11 Aug 2024.
  9. ^ "Planespotters". Planespotters.
  10. ^ [1] retrieved 3 February 2024
  11. ^ "Engine breakdown". AKI Press. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

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